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  • Larrabee, R. D.; Whitman, R. V.
    Costs of Reinforcing Existing Buildings and Constructing New Buildings to Meet Earthquake Codes.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., June 1976, 90 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MIT-CE-R76-25
    Keywords: Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Safety factor; Seismic risk; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Buildings; Economic analysis; Economic impact; Construction costs; Building codes; Seismic design decision analysis; Design criteria

  • Walker, N. D.
    Automated Design of Earthquake Resistant Multistory Steel Building Frames.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., May 1977, 184 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-77/12
    Keywords: Damage assessment; Earthquake resistant structures; Dynamic loads; Static loads; Design; Computer applications; Automation; Computer programs; Computer aided design; Construction costs; Multistory buildings; Design criteria

  • Housner, G. W.; Jennings, P. C.
    Earthquake Design Criteria for Structures.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., November 1977, 65 p.
    Identifying Number(s): EERL-77-06
    Keywords: Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Seismic waves; Construction; Earth movements; Structural design; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Construction costs; Design criteria

  • Cochrane, H. C.; Revier, C. F.; Nakagawa, T.
    Impact of Disasters on Construction Costs.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., January 1978, 120 p.
    Keywords: ; Housing studies; Disasters; Floods; Tornadoes; Prices; Real property; Residential buildings; Assessments; Land use; Supply (Economics); Fires; Economic impact; Inflation; Economic models; Demand (Economics); Construction costs; Cyclones; Earthquakes

  • Natural Hazards Observer, Volume 3, Number 3, March 1979.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., March 1979, 13 p.
    Keywords: Newsletters; Miami River; New England; Forecasting; California; Disasters; Disaster relief; Hazards; Safety; Spacecraft communication; Metropolitan areas; Construction costs; Flood plains; Earthquakes

  • Ackroyd, M. H.
    Preliminary Dollar Estimates of Incident Losses, Optimum Seismic Protection for New Building Construction in Eastern Metropolitan Areas.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., April 1973, 20 p.
    Identifying Number(s): INTERNAL STUDY-36
    Keywords: Cost analysis; Seismic design; Damage assessment; Tall buildings; Earthquake resistant structures; Massachusetts; Cost estimates; Seismic risk; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Boston (Massachusetts); Casualties; Construction costs; Earthquakes

  • Vanmarcke, E. H.; Reed, J. W.; Roth, D. A.
    Optimum Seismic Protection for New Building Construction in Eastern Metropolitan Area. Evaluation of Expected Losses and Total Present Cost: Preliminary Sensitivity Analysis, Internal Study Report Number 10.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., July 1972, 40 p.
    Keywords: Cost analysis; Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Probability theory; Sensitivity analysis; Damage; Design standards; Earthquake engineering; Buildings; Computer programs; Construction costs